Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An approved provider must notify the * Quality and Safety Commissioner if any of the following events occurs:
(a) an individual becomes one of the * key personnel of the provider;
(b) an individual ceases to be one of the key personnel of the provider;
(c) the provider becomes aware of a change of circumstances that relates to a * suitability matter in relation to an individual who is one of the key personnel of the provider.
Note: Approved providers have a responsibility under Part 4.3 to comply with this obligation. Failure to comply with a responsibility can result in a sanction being imposed under Part 7B of the * Quality and Safety Commission Act.
(2) The notification must:
(a) be given within 14 days after the event occurs; and
(b) be in the form approved by the * Quality and Safety Commissioner; and
(c) if the notification relates to an event of a kind referred to in paragraph (1)(a)--state:
(i) whether the approved provider has considered the * suitability matters in relation to the individual; and
(ii) whether, after considering those matters, the provider is reasonably satisfied that the individual is suitable to be involved in the provision of * aged care; and
(d) if the notification relates to an event of a kind referred to in paragraph (1)(b)--set out the reasons the individual ceased to be one of the * key personnel of the approved provider; and
(e) if the notification relates to an event of a kind referred to in paragraph (1)(c)--set out:
(i) details of the change of circumstances that relates to a suitability matter in relation to the individual; and
(ii) whether the approved provider has considered the suitability matters in relation to the individual; and
(iii) whether, after considering those matters, the approved provider is reasonably satisfied that the individual continues to be suitable to be involved in the provision of aged care; and
(iv) what, if any, action the provider has taken, or proposes to take, in relation to the individual.
(3) A * corporation commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the corporation is an approved provider; and
(b) the corporation fails to comply with subsection (1).